Thread: Towing a large van with D2 TD5

Its not the same, I know, but my 1500kg camper tows great.

It should have little trouble as my parents have a 24 footer weighing close to (if not over) 3 tonnes and it has no problems. Very stable, gets along at about 85 to 90k an hour . Only tows in third (it's an auto). Fuel economy is reasonable, temperatures stay in a good operating range. Watch the braking distance with ABS. I've towed a two ton tractor on a trailer with the same truck and while i would have preferred to tow it with my Isuzu, I didn't have that luxury at the time. The disco was fine. Quite impressed to be honest.

If you chip the engine it will tow it like a dream, 420 Nm can easily be extracted from the Td5, a lot better than the stock 315 Nm, we tow old cars (2- 3 tonnes including trailer) with the Td5 (manual), and my grandfather also towed his with his Td5 (auto) (prior to the new SDV6 D4), the auto was a slug sitting at about 90km/hr max, but the manual would still drag them along at 120 or so on the flat, hills are a fair bit slower haha, but they will do it.

Cheers
Will

Wades, you don't mention if the Td5 is an auto or manual.

If it's an auto would suggest an extra auto cooler. Our hotter climate needs it. Had the auto for a while and found that looong uphills and lots of short rises can give the auto heart burn even if you use it as a manual and lock it in 3rd.

The older Td5s are getting old now so looking after the torque convertor is important. There are article in here about upgrading to a larger one.

As mentioned "chipping" is worth its weight in diesel.

Otherwise found the old D2 a comfortable tow vehicle.